Greatest Rock Artists Of All Time (Revision Version)

[Tim]

You forgot to move down Kraftwerk, Clovers, Ruth Brown, Iron Maiden, move up Purple.

[ManPerson]

Fixed.

[Tim]

Kraftwerk moved down a bit and some numbering fixed.

1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. James Brown
4. Bob Dylan
5. Michael Jackson
6. Madonna
7. Chuck Berry
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Stevie Wonder
10. Aretha Franklin
11. Ray Charles
12. The Beach Boys
13. Led Zeppelin
14. Jimi Hendrix
15. Fats Domino
16. Prince
17. Marvin Gaye
18. Kanye West
19. Little Richard
20. Jay-Z
21. The Who
22. Sam Cooke
23. Pink Floyd
24. David Bowie
25. Eminem
26. U2
27. Run-D.M.C.
28. Nirvana
29. Beyoncé
30. 2pac
31. The Supremes
32. Bruce Springsteen
33. Queen
34. Bob Marley & the Wailers
35. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
36. The Temptations
37. Neil Young
38. Kendrick Lamar
39. R.E.M.
40. Taylor Swift
41. Drake
42. Elton John
43. Whitney Houston
44. The Everly Brothers
45. Janet Jackson
46. Mariah Carey
47. Black Sabbath
48. Public Enemy
49. Otis Redding
50. The Byrds
51. Sly & the Family Stone
52. Metallica
53. Bill Haley & His Comets
54. Donna Summer
55. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
56. The Bee Gees
57. The Kinks
58. ABBA
59. Bo Diddley
60. The Beastie Boys
61. Roy Orbison
62. The Clash
63. Kraftwerk
64. AC/DC
65. Fleetwood Mac
66. Rihanna
67. The Doors
68. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
69. Dr. Dre
70. The Velvet Underground
71. The Notorious B.I.G.
72. Joni Mitchell
73. Outkast
74. Britney Spears
75. Simon & Garfunkel
76. Creedence Clearwater Revival
77. Parliament/Funkadelic/George Clinton
78. Radiohead
79. N.W.A.
80. Lady Gaga
81. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
82. LL Cool J
83. Aerosmith
84. Eagles
85. Guns N' Roses
86. The Police
87. Van Halen
88. Eric B. & Rakim
89. Coldplay
90. Al Green
91. The Ramones
92. Green Day
93. The Drifters
94. Adele
95. The Weeknd
96. Rod Stewart
97. Paul McCartney/Wings
98. Pearl Jam
99. The Grateful Dead
100. George Michael/Wham!
101. The Jackson 5/The Jacksons
102. Mary J. Blige
103. Missy Elliott
104. Earth, Wind, & Fire
105. Jerry Lee Lewis
106. Roy Brown
107. Wynonie Harris
108. The Platters
109. The Shirelles
110. Jackie Wilson
111. Van Morrison
112. Cream
113. Fugees/Lauryn Hill
114. Joy Division/New Order
115. Red Hot Chili Peppers
116. Eric Clapton
117. John Lennon
118. Deep Purple
119. Santana
120. The Isley Brothers
121. The Dominoes
122. The Orioles
123. The Four Tops
124. The Smiths
125. Blondie
126. The Clovers
127. Ruth Brown
128. The Band
129. Bad Bunny
130. The Sex Pistols
131. Iron Maiden
132. Billy Joel
133. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
134. Justin Timberlake
135. Oasis
136. TLC
137. Talking Heads
138. Daryl Hall & John Oates
139. Chicago
140. Lana Del Rey
141. Daft Punk
142. Big Joe Turner
143. Johnny Otis
144. Eddie Cochran
145. Roxy Music
146. Genesis
147. Rush
148. Etta James
149. Martha & the Vandellas
150. Frank Zappa
151. Patti Smith
152. Diana Ross
153. Wilson Pickett
154. Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young)
155. Janis Joplin/Big Brother and the Holding Company
156. Sam & Dave
157. The Yardbirds
158. KISS
159. Bon Jovi
160. Alice Cooper
161. Carole King
162. Rick Nelson
163. Jefferson Airplane
164. Yes
165. James Taylor
166. The "5" Royales
167. Def Leppard
168. Dion (& the Belmonts)
169. Gladys Knight & the Pips
170. The Mamas & the Papas
171. The Coasters
172. The Allman Brothers Band
173. Elvis Costello
174. The White Stripes
175. King Crimson
176. The O’Jays
177. Lynyrd Skynyrd
178. Solomon Burke
179. Tom Petty
180. Bob Seger (& The Silver Bullet Band)
181. Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
182. The Flamingos
183. LaVern Baker
184. The Moody Blues
185. Jackson Browne

[Tim]

Next:

161. Little Willie John
162. War
163. The Animals
164. The Cars
165. Phil Collins
166. Kool & the Gang
167. Ivory Joe Hunter
168. Bonnie Raitt
169. Del Shannon
170. R. Kelly

[Tim]

1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. James Brown
4. Bob Dylan
5. Michael Jackson
6. Madonna
7. Chuck Berry
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Stevie Wonder
10. Aretha Franklin
11. Ray Charles
12. The Beach Boys
13. Led Zeppelin
14. Jimi Hendrix
15. Fats Domino
16. Prince
17. Marvin Gaye
18. Kanye West
19. Little Richard
20. Jay-Z
21. The Who
22. Sam Cooke
23. Pink Floyd
24. David Bowie
25. Eminem
26. U2
27. Run-D.M.C.
28. Nirvana
29. Beyoncé
30. 2pac
31. The Supremes
32. Bruce Springsteen
33. Queen
34. Bob Marley & the Wailers
35. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
36. The Temptations
37. Neil Young
38. Kendrick Lamar
39. R.E.M.
40. Taylor Swift
41. Drake
42. Elton John
43. Whitney Houston
44. The Everly Brothers
45. Janet Jackson
46. Mariah Carey
47. Black Sabbath
48. Public Enemy
49. Otis Redding
50. The Byrds
51. Sly & the Family Stone
52. Metallica
53. Bill Haley & His Comets
54. Donna Summer
55. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
56. The Bee Gees
57. The Kinks
58. ABBA
59. Bo Diddley
60. The Beastie Boys
61. Roy Orbison
62. The Clash
63. Kraftwerk
64. AC/DC
65. Fleetwood Mac
66. Rihanna
67. The Doors
68. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
69. Dr. Dre
70. The Velvet Underground
71. The Notorious B.I.G.
72. Joni Mitchell
73. Outkast
74. Britney Spears
75. Simon & Garfunkel
76. Creedence Clearwater Revival
77. Parliament/Funkadelic/George Clinton
78. Radiohead
79. N.W.A.
80. Lady Gaga
81. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
82. LL Cool J
83. Aerosmith
84. Eagles
85. Guns N' Roses
86. The Police
87. Van Halen
88. Eric B. & Rakim
89. Coldplay
90. Al Green
91. The Ramones
92. Green Day
93. The Drifters
94. Adele
95. The Weeknd
96. Rod Stewart
97. Paul McCartney/Wings
98. Pearl Jam
99. The Grateful Dead
100. George Michael/Wham!
101. The Jackson 5/The Jacksons
102. Mary J. Blige
103. Missy Elliott
104. Earth, Wind, & Fire
105. Jerry Lee Lewis
106. Roy Brown
107. Wynonie Harris
108. The Platters
109. The Shirelles
110. Jackie Wilson
111. Van Morrison
112. Cream
113. Fugees/Lauryn Hill
114. Joy Division/New Order
115. Red Hot Chili Peppers
116. Eric Clapton
117. John Lennon
118. R. Kelly
119. Deep Purple
120. Santana
121. The Isley Brothers
122. The Dominoes
123. The Orioles
124. The Four Tops
125. The Smiths
126. Blondie
127. The Clovers
128. Ruth Brown
129. The Band
130. Bad Bunny
131. The Sex Pistols
132. Iron Maiden
133. Billy Joel
134. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
135. Justin Timberlake
136. Oasis
137. TLC
138. Talking Heads
139. Phil Collins
140. Daryl Hall & John Oates
141. Chicago
142. Lana Del Rey
143. Daft Punk
144. Big Joe Turner
145. Johnny Otis
146. Eddie Cochran
147. Kool & the Gang
148. Roxy Music
149. Genesis
150. Rush
151. Etta James
152. Martha & the Vandellas
153. Frank Zappa
154. Patti Smith
155. Diana Ross
156. Wilson Pickett
157. Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young)
158. Janis Joplin/Big Brother and the Holding Company
159. Sam & Dave
160. The Yardbirds
161. The Cars
162. KISS
163. Bon Jovi
164. Alice Cooper
165. Carole King
166. Rick Nelson
167. Jefferson Airplane
168. Yes
169. James Taylor
170. The "5" Royales
171. Def Leppard
172. Dion (& the Belmonts)
173. Gladys Knight & the Pips
174. The Mamas & the Papas
175. The Coasters
176. The Allman Brothers Band
177. Elvis Costello
178. The White Stripes
179. Del Shannon
180. King Crimson
181. The O’Jays
182. Lynyrd Skynyrd
183. Little Willie John
184. Solomon Burke
185. Tom Petty
186. Bob Seger (& The Silver Bullet Band)
187. Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
188. The Flamingos
189. LaVern Baker
190. The Moody Blues
191. Jackson Browne
192. War
193. The Animals
194. Ivory Joe Hunter
195. Bonnie Raitt

[Bruno]

Well, it's not done yet (we are aiming for the top 200 at least) and nothing is set in stone. What do you have in mind for controversial changes? For what it worth, we did change the criteria somewhat with acclaim (including critical, peer, industry) replacing musical impact and cultural impact deemphasized.

My biggest surprise is the "invasion" of more modern artists into the top 50/100 and, consequently, the fall of the older ones. Something I'm still trying to understand and consider, perhaps it's a change in criteria, as you mentioned.

But to be clear, I admire the work you all have been doing.

What about Louis Jordan? Maybe the greatest 40s artist.

[Tim]

Feel Louis Jordan is considered primarily a jump blues not a rock and roll artist in dddverse. (Though obviously the former subgenre is a huge influence on latter). Not on Sampson's 1940s rock artists list either. If we would decide to include him I reckon he could be somewhere in the top 50.

[DmitryXenon]

Some possible artists: Iggy Pop/The Stooges, The Smashing Pumpkins, Pixies, Nine Inch Nails, ZZ Top, Peter Gabriel, Steely Dan, Rage Against the Machine.

[Tim]

Tbf most of these are already on the list of artists being considered for the top 200 (on page 8) but we did overlook Nine Inch Nails, ZZ Top, Rage Against the Machine so added them as well.

[ManPerson]

Well, it's not done yet (we are aiming for the top 200 at least) and nothing is set in stone. What do you have in mind for controversial changes? For what it worth, we did change the criteria somewhat with acclaim (including critical, peer, industry) replacing musical impact and cultural impact deemphasized.

My biggest surprise is the "invasion" of more modern artists into the top 50/100 and, consequently, the fall of the older ones. Something I'm still trying to understand and consider, perhaps it's a change in criteria, as you mentioned.

But to be clear, I admire the work you all have been doing.

What about Louis Jordan? Maybe the greatest 40s artist.

While they're obviously somewhat behind in influence compared to most of the upper echelon of the list, I think modern artists such as Kendrick and Drake, assuming you're referring to them, have more than proven their popularity and acclaim at this point.

[Fido]

The Doors seem kinda low compared to the rest of the 60s group. They are more influential and acclaimed than all of them except the Clash and Kraftwerk (and maybe the Beastie Boys), and are more popular than those three.

[ManPerson]

I could see The Doors between The Clash and Kraftwerk.

[Tim]

I'd agree with that. Think there's also an argument for Curtis over AC/DC, Fleetwood Mac, Rihanna with him winning influence and acclaim imo clearly over all three.

[ManPerson]

I see Fleetwood Mac as comparable to Curtis in acclaim, but overall I could see that.

[Fido]

I agree with that. I also would have Joni Mitchell above Biggie, VU and Dr. Dre. Way more acclaimed than Biggie and Dre and also more influential. Against VU it's closer but she's more popular than them and when talking about musical impact instead of critics she's also a more acclaimed figure across the board.

[Fido]

139. Phil Collins
149. Genesis

How do you guys come to this conclusions?